不怕一萬&#,;只怕萬一 (bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6，zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1 | bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1) : one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency

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不怕一萬,只怕萬一

bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6，zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1

bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1

one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不怕一萬,只怕萬一 / 不怕一万,只怕万一

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不 bat1 - not; no; un-
怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps
一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
萬 maan6 - ten thousand; innumerable
, - (not in database)
只 zi2 - only; merely; just; simplified for 隻
怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps
萬 maan6 - ten thousand; innumerable
一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little

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